HC Deb 15 December 1969 vol 793 c237W
83. Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many unemployed men were on the books of her Department at the most recent date who had exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit; and how many were receiving supplementary allowances.

Mr. Dell

On 3rd August, 1969, the latest date for which figures are available, the number of men registered at local offices of my Department who had exhausted their entitlement to unemployment benefit was 107,628. Of this number, 77,230 were receiving supplementary allowance, through local offices of the D.E.P.